WestJet, Porter, see passenger traffic jump in March. Coincidence?

After a series of wildcat strikes, a thinly veiled work-to-rule campaign by pilots, and a general PR implosion at Air Canada last month, rivals WestJet and Porter are reporting a spike in passenger traffic for March.

Ah, sweet, sweet justice.

While the CBC story did not cite passenger numbers for Air Canada in the same time frame, one hopes that the nation’s largest airline is getting a massive wakeup call as fed-up air travellers say: ENOUGH!

To that end, you may recall that I had a very public break up with Air Canada last month, after I was grounded along with thousands of others on one of the busiest travel days of the year – the end of March break. While passengers scrambled to make last-minute changes at a maximum cost, Air Canada staffers at Pearson International Airport were struck en masse with a severe case of “I-don’t-give-a-crap-itis.” Good times.

Now, despite my vow to pledge eternal fealty to WestJet and Porter and, while it shames me to do so, I must admit that I will be flying Air Canada again in May.

In my defense, the booking was made for me by a colleague as part of a business trip. I am flying under duress.

This doesn’t mean we’re getting back together, Air Canada. It’s just the equivalent of two exes being sat together at a dinner party by an ignorant host. Let’s agree to cordially ignore each other.

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